Erica Enders Reaches NHRA Winternationals Final Round before Rain Postponement; On Track for 50th Career Win

2024-03-25T06:57:01-05:00March 24th, 2024|Categories: 2024, Erica Enders, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , |

POMONA, Calif. (March 24, 2024) – Erica Enders and her Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage/Melling Performance/SCAG Power Equipment team are one step away from the six-time world champion’s 50th career NHRA national event win. Enders reached her 82nd national event final round Sunday at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternatioanls at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip before the event was cut short due to consistent rain. Enders, already the winningest female in motorsports history, is set to race against Dallas Glenn in the Winternationals final round that will be [...]

Erica Enders Dominates Gainesville Raceway for First NHRA Gatornationals Victory

2024-03-25T06:57:25-05:00March 10th, 2024|Categories: 2024, Erica Enders, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , |

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 10, 2024) – In her own words, reigning world champion Erica Enders got the gator off her back this weekend after she powered her Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage/Melling Performance/SCAG Power Equipment hot rod to the winners circle Sunday at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway for the first time. Enders would earn her 49th career win, 48th in Pro Stock, against teammate Cristian Cuadra and his Corral Boots/Cuadra/Columbia Impex car. Enders left the starting line first and had a solid [...]

Erica Enders No. 1 Saturday at NHRA Gatornationals

2024-03-10T08:01:51-05:00March 10th, 2024|Categories: 2024, Erica Enders, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , |

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 09, 2024) – Six-time world champion Erica Enders in her Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage/Melling Performance/SCAG Power Equipment Pro Stock car held onto the No. 1 qualifying position Saturday at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway after qualifying for Pro Stock was cut short to only three sessions due to inclement weather. Enders picked up the 35th No. 1 qualifier of her career, her first at the Gatornationals, with a 6.549-second pass at 208.10 mph on Saturday afternoon. Enders, who earned [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. Will Return to Pro Stock Action with SCAG and Elite

2023-10-18T11:46:03-05:00October 18th, 2023|Categories: 2023, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Pro Stock, Sponsorship|Tags: , , |

Six-Time World Champ Hopes To Mow Down the Competition In Final Two Races Of Season WYNNEWOOD, Okla. (October 18, 2023) - When Pro Stock star Jeg Coughlin Jr. stepped back from driving in 2020, he left the door open a crack, telling Drag Illustrated that he would consider coming back if the right opportunity presented itself. And now it has. The fan-favorite driver with six world championships to his credit is returning to the track to compete in a new RJ Race Cars Pro Stock [...]

Elite Motorsports to Back Spencer Hyde’s Top Fuel Debut in Pomona

2023-10-09T13:58:08-05:00October 6th, 2023|Categories: 2023, NHRA, Sponsorship|Tags: , , |

World Series Of Pro Mod Winner Will Pilot Paton Racing Dragster At NHRA Finals WYNNEWOOD, Okla. (October 6, 2023) - Elite Motorsports, the largest professional team in drag racing, will make its first foray into Top Fuel at the upcoming In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif. Spencer Hyde will pilot the Elite-sponsored Top Fuel entry in a dragster owned by Todd and Tony Paton. Hyde, an accomplished drag racer from Ontario, Canada, won the Drag Illustrated World Series Of Pro Mod presented by J&A [...]

Elite Motorsports Primed for Stellar Season Kickoff at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals

2023-03-08T13:34:18-06:00March 8th, 2023|Categories: 2023, NHRA, Pre Race, Pro Stock|Tags: , , |

The Largest Team In Professional Drag Racing Is Ready To Tackle 2023 With Gusto GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 8, 2023) - Entering the 2023 season with five Pro Stock world championships and having won 15 of the 19 Pro Stock events contested last year in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, the Elite Motorsports team knows precisely what it takes to create a winning season. The members of the largest professional team in drag racing have been preparing throughout the offseason to do just that. [...]

Pre-Race Notes: Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals

2023-03-06T13:15:47-06:00March 6th, 2023|Categories: 2023, NHRA, Pre Race, Pro Stock|Tags: , , |

Gainesville, Fla. (March 9-12) The Elite Motorsports team, the largest team in professional drag racing, has expanded for 2023 and will field a total of 9 entries for this weekend’s season opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla. The Elite Pro Stock team features eight drivers including reigning and five-time world champ Erica Enders, Aaron Stanfield, Troy Coughlin Jr., Bo Butner, Fernando Cuadra and his two sons, Fernando Jr. and Cristian, as well as newcomer Jerry Tucker. The team will also field a [...]

Elite Motorsports and JEGS Announce Continued Partnership in NHRA Pro Stock

2022-12-14T12:31:26-06:00December 14th, 2022|Categories: 2023, NHRA, Pro Stock, Troy Coughlin Jr.|Tags: , , |

Troy Coughlin Jr. Will Once Again Pilot The JEGS Pro Stock Machine JEGS, a leading online national retailer and distributor of high-performance aftermarket auto parts and accessories, is continuing its sponsorship of Elite Motorsports in 2023. This sponsor partnership includes acting as the primary sponsor for Pro Stock up-and-comer Troy Coughlin Jr. Elite Motorsports is the largest professional team in the NHRA with eight Pro Stock cars slated to compete in the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season. JEGS has a longstanding relationship [...]

Elite Motorsports Expands Drag Racing Presence with Mountain Motor Pro Stock Program

2022-12-13T10:46:17-06:00December 8th, 2022|Categories: 2023, Erica Enders, Mountain Motor, NHRA|Tags: , , |

Elite Motorsports announced today that it is returning to its roots with the expansion of its drag racing operation through the acquisition of J.R. Carr’s Mountain Motor Pro Stock program. Mountain Motor Pro Stock machines come in at over 820 cubic inches and can put out close to 2,000 horsepower. This acquisition adds two new vehicles to the Elite fleet. Five-time NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Pro Stock titleist Erica Enders will pilot one of these powerful machines while Richard Freeman will drive the [...]

SCAG Power Equipment Expands NHRA Involvement as Major Associate Sponsor for Erica Enders

2022-12-13T10:51:16-06:00December 8th, 2022|Categories: 2023, Erica Enders, NHRA|Tags: , , , |

NHRA Five-Time Pro Stock World Champion Says Shared Values Are Key To Partnership Elite Motorsports, the largest professional race team in the NHRA, announced today that SCAG Power Equipment will be joining its family of prestigious sponsors for the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Season. The SCAG logo will be proudly brandished on the Pro Stock machine of five-time NHRA Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders. Randy Gloede, President and CEO of SCAG Power Equipment, says that partnering with Elite Motorsports is a natural [...]

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